The Duchy of Fleurus is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by The Duke Louis VII of Valensart-Leone with a fair hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 10.445 billion fleurusians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valensart. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Fleurusian economy, worth a remarkable 2,817 trillion Doublons a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 269,729 Doublons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Minorities play dumb to get more welfare payments, it turns out you can teach cats new tricks, The Duke Louis VII of Valensart-Leone's handshakes with opposition leaders usually lead to thumb wars, and it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma. Crime is totally unknown. Fleurus's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Secularism.

Fleurus is ranked 7,278^th in the world and 13^th in Calme Ybovien for Safest, scoring 123.4 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.